In the wake of the devastation rendered by Hurricane Helene, US furcon Carolina Furfare released a newsletter on October 1 stating the cancellation of the event that was to occur this weekend.

They say event hotels and facilities were needed in order to assist with rescue and sheltering efforts after the hurricane hit the mountainous region.

This weather event hit the top ten most fatal and costly hurricanes in the United States even before full recovery efforts could be finalized.

People who pre-registered have been given the option to roll over to next year, or to Bewhiskered 2025; due to the cancellation being so close to event day they cannot guarantee refunds for now.

A history as rough as the mountains

Carolina Furfare was known as Blue Ridge Furfare prior to this year. This name change was due to it moving out of Asheville to the city of Hickory to the east.

This convention has a very volatile history of forces beyond their control disrupting their event since their founding in 2020.

  • 2020 – They held their first successful gathering in Asheville, North Carolina in mid-March. However, soon following this, the COVID-19 pandemic prevented any in person gatherings for a year.
  • 2021 – The pandemic was still ongoing and they held in person events. Instead they held an event online and in VRChat.
  • 2022 – In person events started again and they were able to hold this in person in Asheville growing in attendance by 25%.
  • 2023 – As the convention continued to grow they could not find a larger venue in Asheville in time to host 2023 events, so they again switched to virtual this year to give their organisation more time to find a suitable venue.
  • 2024 – Despite moving to Hickory to hold the event, Helene hit the lower Appalachian region with hurricane force. Asheville took significant damage, requiring neighboring cities like Hickory to be used for rescue and logistics staging.

Original post on Flayrah – Oct 5, 2024
Translation and editing: Pawsry Hamktxchuzhni

飓风海伦肆虐美国东南 Carolina Furfare 就此临时取消活动

在飓风海伦造成严重破坏后，美国兽展 Carolina Furfare 于 10 月 1 日宣布取消原定于本周末举行的活动。他们表示，飓风袭击山区后，活动酒店和设施需要用于协助救援和避难工作。

这场飓风甚至在全面恢复工作完成之前，就已经成为美国十大最致命和损失最惨重的飓风之一。

由于取消活动的时间距离活动日太近，目前无法保证退款。已预先注册的人可以选择将注册资格延续到明年，或者转到 2025 年的 Bewhiskered。

一波三折的历史

Carolina Furfare 在今年之前被称为 Blue Ridge Furfare。由于活动地点从阿什维尔迁至东部的希科里市，因此更名。

自 2020 年成立以来，这场兽展就命运多舛，活动屡次受到不可抗力的干扰。

  • 2020 年 – 他们在 3 月中旬于北卡罗来纳州阿什维尔成功举办了第一次活动。然而，不久之后，2019 新冠肺炎（COVID-19）爆发，导致所有线下兽展都被迫暂停一年。
  • 2021 年 – 疫情仍在继续，他们无法举办线下活动，只能在线上和 VRChat 中举办活动。
  • 2022 年 – 线下活动重新开始，他们终于能够在阿什维尔举办线下活动，参与人数增长了 25%。
  • 2023 年 – 随着兽展规模的不断扩大，他们无法及时在阿什维尔找到更大的场地来举办 2023 年的活动，因此他们今年再次转向线上，以便有更多时间找到合适的场地。
  • 2024 年 – 尽管他们将活动地点迁至希科里，但飓风海伦以飓风强度袭击了阿巴拉契亚山脉南部地区。阿什维尔遭受了重大破坏，需要邻近城市（如希科里）用于救援和后勤保障。

原创文章 – Flayrah，2024 年 10 月 5 日
翻译编辑：爪利行乐主翅尼